I have always had a bit of a thing for ferns. You might say I’m front of ferns. Or maybe not. Anyway, this is one of our nicest native ferns, the northern maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum). This one, a piece of one that I took from a clump that my dad had growing in his yard and then dug up again when we moved. It’s growing in full sun and tends to be a bit burned by the end of the summer. I really should get some growing in a shadier part of the yard, but this it happy enough that I don’t need to move the whole thing. The genus name Adiantum comes from the Greek word meaning unwetted, which refers to its water repellent foliage. The specific name pedatum means cut like a bird’s foot in reference to the fronds.
Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern)
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Friday, June 01, 2018, Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern)
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#adiantum #adiantumpedatum #fern #green #maidenhair #maidenhairfern #nativeplants #perennial
See link to my blog in my bio, where there is more detail about each photo.